o fiel amigo

- steadfastly

tr['stedfɑːst]

adjective

1 formal use (refusal) firme, rotundo,-a, categórico,-a; (friend) leal, incondicional

■ he was steadfast in his resolve se mantuvo firme en sus propósitos

2 (steady, not moving) constante, inmóvil

■ a steadfast gaze una mirada fija

steadfast ['stɛd.fæst] adj

: firme, resuelto

a steadfast friend: un fiel amigo

a steadfast refusal: una negativa categórica

• fijo, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• resoluto, -a adj.

• resuelto, -a adj.

adjective (liter) < refusal> firme, categórico, rotundo; < resolve> inquebrantable, férreo; < gaze> fijo; < loyalty> a toda prueba

['stedfǝst]

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adjective (liter) < refusal> firme, categórico, rotundo; < resolve> inquebrantable, férreo; < gaze> fijo; < loyalty> a toda prueba

1905-1986

   Britanico, educado en la Universidad de Cambridge, es conocido internacionalmente por ser el director de Mary Poppins (1964). En su pais natal, y en su primera etapa como realizador cinematografico, dirigio una primera version del clasico de la literatura de aventuras Las minas del rey Salomon (King Solo - mon’s Mines, 1937). Ya en Hollywood dirige la que podemos considerar su obra maestra, Alma rebelde (Jane Eyre, 1944), aunque no se sabe en que medida el acierto se debe a la presencia en la pelicula, como actor, de Orson Welles. Despues de una decada, la de los 50, en la que la television le tuvo muy atareado, termino su carrera, en los 60 y los 70, dirigiendo comedias banales para Walt Disney.

   FILMOGRAFIA

    Old Yeller (Fiel amigo). 1957. 83 minutos. Technicolor. Walt Disney. Doro thy McGuire, Fess Parker, Chuck Connors, Tommy Kirk.

(Codfish)

   Since the 15th century, codfish has been the favorite national dish of the Portuguese. Voyages of the navigator Corte-Real to Newfoundland, North America, late in that century, aroused the Portuguese interest in consuming codfish, particularly in its dried and salted form. For centuries thereafter, Portuguese cod fishing fleets visited the Newfoundland banks and returned with their precious catches. During periods when Portugal's economic fortunes were low and when the necessary shipping was unavailable, the Portuguese arranged to have English fishermen obtain codfish. After 1835, an annual Portuguese codfish fleet visited Newfoundland again. Oddly enough, despite the traditional codfish fleet system, the national fleet usually acquired only 10-15 percent of the codfish required, and the remainder was supplied by Great Britain, Sweden, and Norway. Although the Portuguese codfish fleet off Newfoundland ceased operations in the 1970s, codfish remains as popular as ever, and much of the country's annual supply comes from abroad.

   The Portuguese love affair with bacalhau is at least 500 years old, and it gave rise to the traditional Portuguese description of this important part of their cuisine: "the faithful friend" ( o fiel amigo). Long ago, the Portuguese learned how to salt and sun-dry the codfish they had caught to preserve it. Before the age of refrigeration, the dried, salted codfish kept for months. Before being prepared for the table, the Portuguese soaked it for 24 hours in various changes of water. The soaking reconstitutes this fish and disposes of the excessive salt. Codfish dishes remain popular for many holiday and other celebrations, and it is said that there are 365 ways of cooking codfish, one for each day of the year. A popular, now traditional codfish dish is bacalhau d bras, which consists of thin strips of cod mixed with onions and thin strips of potato surrounded by eggs. An even more historic dish is bacalhau a Gomes de Sá, cooked in a casserole with thinly sliced potatoes, onions, and garnished with hardboiled eggs and black olives. The dish is named in honor of an Oporto codfish merchant, José Luís Gomes de Sá Junior, who developed the famous dish while working at a noted restaurant in his native Oporto.

- loyally

loyal adj leal / fiel

tr['lɔɪəl]

adjective

1 leal, fiel

loyal ['lɔɪəl] adj

: leal, fiel

♦ loyally adv

• constante adj.

• fiel adj.

• leal adj.

• legal adj.

adjective <follower/friend> fiel, leal; < customer> fiel

ADJ [friend, subject, employee, wife, supporter] leal, fiel; [customer, reader] fiel

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adjective <follower/friend> fiel, leal; < customer> fiel

1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) hombre

2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) ser humano, hombre

3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) hombre

4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) hombre, tío, macho

5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado

6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pieza, ficha

- - man

man n hombre

El plural de man es men

tr[mæn]

noun Isle of Man

1 Isla de Man

man ['mæn] vt, manned ; manning : tripular (un barco o avión), encargarse de (un servicio)

man n, pl men ['mɛn]

1) person: hombre m, persona f

2) male: hombre m

3) mankind: humanidad f

(§ pl.: men) = hombre s.m.

• obrero s.m.

• ser humano s.m.

• señor s.m.

• soldado s.m.

• varón s.m.

• dotar v.

• guarnecer v.

• proveer de gente armada v.

• tripular v.

1. N

1) (=not woman) hombre m; (=husband) marido m; (=boyfriend) novio m; (=servant) criado m; (=workman) obrero m; (=ordinary soldier) soldado m; (=ordinary sailor) marinero m

- this will separate or sort the men from the boys

- be man enough to do sth

- reach man's estate

2) (=humanity in general) (also: Man) el hombre

- man proposes, God disposes

3) (=individual, person) persona f

4) (=type)

5) (Chess) pieza f; (Draughts) ficha f

6) * (excl)

VT [+ ship] tripular; [+ fortress, watchtower] guarnecer; [+ guns] servir; [+ pumps] acudir a, hacer funcionar

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

◊ ser

◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;

◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;

◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;

◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;

◊ será un error it must be a mistake;

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a es en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;

b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking

◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

◊ era primavera it was spring(time)

a) ( ente) being;

◊ es humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un es querido a loved one

◊ desde lo más profundo de mi es from the bottom of my heart

N ABBR

1ª persona plural (nosotros) presente indicativo

◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;

◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;

◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;

◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;

◊ será un error it must be a mistake;

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a somos en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;

b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking

◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

◊ era primavera it was spring(time)

a) ( ente) being;

◊ somos humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un somos querido a loved one

◊ desde lo más profundo de mi somos from the bottom of my heart

◊ ser

1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) galo

2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) válvula

3) (a slang word for the penis.) pila

1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) arrebitar

2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) engatilhar

3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) pôr de esguelha

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- cockerel

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[kɔk] n 1 galo, frango. 2 canto do galo. 3 macho de qualquer ave ou pássaro. 4 torneira, bica, válvula. 5 cão de espingarda. 6 cão (de espingarda) armado. 7 catavento, grimpa. 8 volante de relógio. 9 fiel de balança. 10 bico de chapéu. 11 sl pênis. 12 chefe, líder. • vt armar o cão de espingarda. cock-a-doodle-doo cocorocó, canto do galo. cock and bull impossível, absurdo. cock-and-bull story conto da carochinha. cock and hen sl ele e ela. cock of the walk, cock of the roost manda-chuva. fighting cock galo de briga. old cock! velho amigo! that cock won’t fight fig isto (este plano) não dará certo, não poderá ser realizado. the anchor is a-cock-bill a âncora está pronta para fundear. they live like fighting cock eles vivem com todo luxo (à regalada, à grande). to be cock-a-hoop triunfar, vangloriar-se, ser orgulhoso, inchar-se, empavonar-se.

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[kɔk] n levantamento (os olhos, a aba do chapéu, a cabeça por soberbia), torção, movimento para cima. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer (os olhos, a vista). 2 armar (cão de espingarda). 3 estar com a cabeça levantada, empertigar-se, emproar-se, apavonar-se. 4 estar alerta (animais). 5 piscar os olhos. he cocked his eyes at her ele piscou para ela. he cocked his hat ele usou seu chapéu com petulância, posto de lado, em cima da orelha. the dog cocked his ears o cachorro fitou as orelhas. to cock a snook sl fazer sinal de desprezo (pôr o polegar com os dedos abertos na ponta do nariz em sinal de troça). to cock up estragar, arruinar.

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[kɔk] n 1 meda, monte de feno ou palha. 2 sl tolice, estupidez, Brit coll comportamento atrevido. • vt dispor em medas, amontoar feno.

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

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[ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) jurar

2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) praguejar

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- sworn

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[swɛə] n praga, imprecação, palavrão. • vt (ps swore, pp sworn) 1 jurar, prestar juramento. I have sworn to myself never to drink again / jurei nunca mais beber. he was sworn a member / ele prestou juramento como membro. 2 fazer jurar. 3 declarar (sob juramento). 4 contratar ou admitir sob juramento. 5 prometer solenemente, fazer voto ou promessa. 6 xingar. 7 praguejar, blasfemar, falar palavrões. to swear at maldizer, rogar pragas. he swears at his work / ele maldiz seu trabalho. to swear by ter confiança em. he swears by his friend / ele tem muita confiança em seu amigo. he swears by his daily bath / ele acredita no efeito de seu banho diário. to swear off prometer que vai parar de fazer algo que faz mal. I have sworn off cards / jurei nunca mais jogar cartas. to swear someone in fazer com que alguém prometa em público ser fiel a alguma instituição, emprego oficial, etc. all witnesses were sworn in / todas as testemunhas prestaram juramento. to swear someone to secrecy fazer alguém jurar que não vai contar para outras pessoas o que acabou de ser dito. he was sworn to secrecy / ele prestou juramento de guardar segredo. to swear to afirmar ou identificar sob juramento. I could swear to it / eu poderia confirmar isso sob juramento.